Car platform



for pleasure and the exercise of judgment,

Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

entrain STATES LYMAN D. HALL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GAME DEVICE.

Application filed April 2, 1926. Serial No. 99,265.

This invention relates to amusement dc vices, and more particularly to games and game devices.

Much effort has'been made heretofore to produce amusing games which would be interesting and yet instructive and adapted to train the mind for quick thinking and sound judgment.

But, with few exceptions, these games have merely followed the beaten-path and are merely modifications or variations of card games or chess; or they are entirely devoid of mental effort on the part of the player and depend upon the count of dice or a pointer on a dial. At any rate, there are comparatively few games which fuifill the desideratum.

Tl is, however, has been done by the present invention by the provision of a game, which, while depending somewhat on chance, for the most part is dependent upon the skill of the player or players.

Preferably, the subject or theme of the game is related to some situations or trans actions of real life into which the players will become injected with something like the excitement and enthusiasm displayedin such situations or transactions in real life- Hence, in its more specificaspect, the present invention provides a game device in which the situations and transactions of the stock-market are depicted and reproduced, the players representing traders or brokers, or both. v

The game device of this invention, there fore, preferably (in representation .of a stock-ticker) exhibits in succession a prepared number of transaction-indications (supposedly reported transactions) of a predeteri'nined and indicated list of stocks previously arranged, so that there are a series of different transaction-indications of each stock, th as of each stock interspersed with those of other stocks and their sequence or values being initially unknown to at least the players representing traders. Hence, as thederice. exhibits the transac don-indications seriatim, the players may buy or sell in one or more of the stocks iisted, according to their judgment based upon previously exhibited transaction-indications or merely on snap they desire. V

So that there may be more opportunity judgment, as.

the list of stocks indicated preferably contains related stocks of other kinds or of other companies in the same business, and their transactions, which may or may not be used as clues or tips by the players as they see fit, The present invention even contemplates interspersing news items between transaction-indications by which players may obtain, or think they may obtain, clues as to what to expect in the trans-- action indications to be later exhibited.

Preferably, the stocks are each indicated about the same number of times, so that each player will have the same number of chances or opportunity to make decisions based on previous transaction-indications.

The score is kept of the number of points gained or lost by each player, and the one with'the greatest number of points being declared the winner.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side sectional view of the game device of this invention, showing the holder with a strip of definite length in place on the spools of the holder. 7

Fig. 2 is a similar View, but shownig a holder in the form of a drum on which the strip is wound.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the holder, showing a partof the strip exposed. through the sight-opening thereof.

7 Fig. lshows fragments of a strip provided with transaction-indications;

Fig. 5 shows a form of strip which'is narrower than that shown in Fig- 4, and has only one transaction-indication thereacross.

The game device of this invention comprises a strip 10 of fabric or other material which may be of definite length, or it may haveits ends fastened together and thus be continuous; and a holder or container 11 for the strip in which all of the strip, except a limited portion thereof, is hid from view.v V

The container or holder 1 1 may be of any suitable shape and structure, and it may contain a. drum 9 sufiiciently large to have the strip 10 wrapped about it as illustrated in Fig. 2, or it may comprise a pair of spools 12 and 13 mounted in a suitable casing l l'and upon which spools thestrip 10 is wound as shownin Figl 1'. Each of Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

UNiTED STATES EINAR G. HALLQUIST, OF EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNOR TO COMMONWEALTH STEEL COMPANY, OF S1. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CQRPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CAR PLATFORM.

Application filed July 17, 1925. Serial No. 44,295.

below the housing.

An additional object of my invention is to form the platform and ably the draft sills and casting adapted to receive from below.

This particular manner of applying and removing the buflin device to and from the platform is required because of the construction of the superstructure of certain classes of cars in which it is impossible to apply the lugs in an integral the butting device buffing device from above as is the usual arrangement. Refrigerator cars are an example of such equipment as 1n such cars it is customary for the ice-box to be located directly above the buiiing device.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a selected embodiment of my inventionigure 1 is a top view of a car platform formed of a one-piece casting which is-the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on line 2-2 of Figure 1 and illustrating a buffing device in the housing provided by the platform casting and also showing the butting device retaining elements and, in broken lines, a position assumed by the buffing device in its movement to and from its housing.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section on line 33 of Figure 2.

The platform housing includes the usual end sill 1, side sills 2, draft sills 3, and transoms 4:. Horizontal flange and webs 5 on the upper edges of the above-mentionml parts form the body of the platform. At the front center of the platform, upstanding longitudinal walls 6 and transverse walls 7 and 8 form the sides, front and back, respectively, of a housing for a builing device B which may be of any usual type. T he longitudinal walls 6 aresubstantial upward continuations of the draft sills 8. The upper edges of walls 6, 7 and 8 are flanged as inhousing and prefer dicated at 9, which flanges form substantial closure for the top of the housing. It will be understood that this closure could extend over the entire housing, if desirable.

The housing proper has a downwardly facing opening throughout itsentire area and it is through this opening that the butting device B is moved to assembled or disassembled position. WVhen assembled, the bufiing device is plate 10 which extends between draft sills 3 and is preferably bolted or otherwise secured thereto. It will be understood that plate ll) is applied after the buffing device is in position and is removed before the buffingfl device is removed.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, I show draft lugs 11 formed integrally with draft sills 3 and located below or in front of the opening in the bufiing device housing. This prevents removal of the bufiing device from its housing by a vertical descent and it is neoessar to tilt or incline the buffing device as indicated in dot-and-dash lines in Figure 2 before it can 30 be completely removed from the platform. By spacing the top of the draft lug from the bottom of the housing .or by making the housing somewhat longer than the bufing device or tilting of the buffing device is easily provided for. IN hen the length of the housing for the butting device exceeds the length of the housing, I provide a filler 12 which may be inserted between the ends of the hoiising and the ends of the buffing device after the butting device is in position and will be supported and retained by plate 10 'or otherwise.

bling i'novements will not be necessary. I

contemplate the exclusive use of such and other ll'lOtllilCiltlOllS of my invention as may be produced in the commercial development 105 thereof.

I claim:

1. In a railway car platform, a housing, a butting device spring assembly located therein, said housing having a downwardly 110 supported in position by a 65 by both of these provisions, this 85 the relative position of the case provision for tilting the buff- The game may also be played by the scorelroeper (representing the broker) taking an active part by him receiving credit on his score for a prearranged percentage of the buying and selling of all of the players, and the score of his percentages being taken into consideration with the score of the players in determining who is the winner, for, as above stated, the player gaining the most points or losing the least points when the end of the strip is reached, is declared the winner of the game.

If it should be arranged so that the scorekeeper so participates in the game, then it is preferable that he restrain from dealing in the stock himself in the plays.

Of course, a player may sell-short if such arrangements are made previously to the beginning of the game, but in such case he must buy to cover the shorts before the game is concluded or at the last quotation of the stock.

It should be noted that the term stock, as used in the present specification and appended claims, refers not only to capital stock of corporations, but also to other things and commodities such as cattle, grain, cotton and coffee; also that instead of stock transaction-indications, the strip 10 might be provided with the money-markettransactionindications. F or instance, the transaction indications might reac Pounds sterling 4.86,

francs 3.5 or any other designation desired.

(if course, if desired, the transaction-indications 21 may be arranged to run longitudinally on the strip 10 instead of transversely thereof as shown.

Variations and modifications may be made within the sco e of this invention and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having now described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to obtain Letters Patent, is

1. A gamecomprising a strip of fabric having prepared thereon in predetermined succes 'on a plurality of transaction-indications in imitation of stock quotations of each of a plurality of stocks or imitations of stocks; said transaction-indications each comprising indicia identifying the stock and indicia representing, for the purposes of the game, a market price of the stock identified; said transaction-indications of each stock being interspersed with transactionindications of the other stocks certain of said stocks or imitations of stocks having a speculative relation to other of said stocks whereby a player may speculatively consider such transactioil-indications as are related to those in which he is playing.

2. A game comprising a strip of fabric having prepare-d thereon in predetermined succession a plurality of transaction-indications in imitation of stock quotations of each of a plurality of stocks or imitations of stocks; said transaction-indications each comprising indicia identifying the stock and indicia representing, for the purposes of the game, a market price of the stock identified; said transaction-indications of each stock being interspersed with transactionindications of the other stocks; certain of said stocks or imitations of stocks having a speculative relation to other of said stocks whereby a player may speculatively consider such transaction-indieations as are related to those in which he is playing; and cover means for the strip for exposing to view at one time only a predetermined portion of the strip.

3. A gamecomprising a strip of fabric having prepared thereon in predetermined succession a plurality of transaction-indications in imitation bf stock quotations of each of a-plurality of stocks or imitations of stocks; said transaction-indicat-ions each comprising indicia identifying the stock and indicia representing, for'the purposes of the game, a market price of the stock identified; said transaction-indications of each stock being interspersed with transactionindications of the other stock; certain of said stocks or imitations of stocks having a speculative relation to other of said stocks whereby a player may speculatively consider such transaction-indications as are re-- lated to those in which he is playing; and indicia on said strip representing news items having a speculative relation with certain other stocks covered by said stock transaction-indieations.

4. A game comprising a strip of fabric having prepared thereon in predetermined succession a plurality of transaction-indications in imitation of stock quotations of each of a plurality of stocizs or imitations of stocks; said transaction-indications each comprising indicia identifying the stock and indicia representing, for the purposes of the game, a market price of the stock identified; said transaction-indications of each stock being interspersed with transactionindication of the other stock; certain of said stocks or imitations of stocks having a speculative relation to other of said stocks whereby a player may speculatively consider such transaction-indications as are related to those in which he is playing; indicia on said strip representing new items having a speculative relation with certain other stocks covered by said stock transaction-indications; and cover r s forthe strip for exposing to view one ie only predetermined portion of the st p.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State .of New York, this 30th day of March, 1926.

err ran HALL. 

